pheasant laying on a table top with its deep red plumage cast in black water archive luminous spheres emerge as microcosms

luminous spheres emerge as microcosms of concentrated force

lived event: performers suspended in water

Kojin Taxi

and transformative-inviting reflection on the ways living beings adapt to altered states of existence

the series observes a condition: the appearance and disappearance of form within an environment defined by motion

pheasant laying on a table top with its deep red plumage cast in black water archive luminous spheres emerge as microcosmsThe Vanitas series revisits the still life tradition through an underwater photographic process, extending a lineage that emerged most prominently in seventeenth century Dutch painting. Working entirely in water, these compositions draw on historical motifs associated with mortality, transience, and the passage of time. Floral specimens, organic matter, and carefully selected objects are staged within a submerged environment where light, reflection,